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Posted 5/3/2010 9:16 PM (GMT 0)
Just wondering if anyone else has Granuloma Annulare which is a skin condition.  I have it on the top of my feet, but i think you can have it on your hands or joints.  The cause is unknown, but I am curious if my is linked to my UC.  Just wondering if anyone else has it!
Posted 5/4/2010 8:57 AM (GMT 0)
I don't have it, but I did have one spot on my chest that looked similar to it. Are the lesions usually itchy? No amount of any creams helped except finally calamine lotion started to make changes in it. It took about 3 months to totally clear up. I still have a brownish spot left from it. Weird.


It seems there are many possible connections...just because one has two different things going on, there many times isn't a direct connection...but there may be an indirect one??

Have you had blood testing done...specifically for HLA-B8 HLA-A29 and HLA-BW33? to see if there's familial/inherited tendency to have it.


I have seen on other forums people describing the same thing....I now know another possibility other than saying it looks like ringworm.

Are you using any meds for it?

quincy
Posted 5/4/2010 5:49 PM (GMT 0)
I've had it for years. When my skin is dry it is itchy, but usually not. It went away completely when I was pregnant with my first child, then came back after I stopped breastfeeding and has been there ever since. Getting a bit bigger as well. I've tried hydrocortisone creme, but didn't seem to make a difference. I need to go back to the derm and try another med, but as it doesn't really bother me(other than I hate explaining to people what it is!) I am usually too lazy to go. Interesting about your chest!
Posted 5/4/2010 6:01 PM (GMT 0)
I don't have this, but I have been getting random skin rashes for about a year. It usually takes them four to six weeks to clear up.
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